Year: 2017

In the 1986, the Hawaii Air National Guard purchased CPT word processors for the unit support functions. The CPT system used two 8-inch floppy diskette drives and were used for several years before the first computers – Zenith Z-100s –…

On March 20, 2005, National Football League Hall of Fame member Franco Harris visited the 154th Wing. He was the guest of MG Robert G.F. Lee, the Adjutant General. Just before leaving the Wing campus, he graciously agreed to a…

Congratulations to the Hawaii National Guard's newest colonel, Laura Soares! On December 5, 2017, MG Arthur “Joe” Logan administering the oath of office in a small private ceremony in his office. Her promotion is retroactive to September 25, 2017. Colonel Soares is…

Dennis Fujii sent in this photograph of members of the 117th Public Affairs Detachment, Hawaii Army National Guard. The photograph was taken at the Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) during the 1986 Annual Training. (From Left): MAJ Gregg K. Kakesako (Commander), SGT…

A Retiree News reader sent in this photograph of the Personnel and Finance staff (who were not on leave on that Aloha Friday in December 2000.) Back row (L-R): Randall Tom, Edwin “Skip” Vincent, Lester Ho, Roselina (Vendiola) Welden, Larnette…

Mahalo to Craig Harimoto, who emailed this photograph of the Egress Shop in 1980. The photograph was taken in shop when it was located in Battery Selfridge. Craig later became the shop chief after Ken Morimoto moved to the the…

Retiree News recently posted a retiree update of Denise Jelinski-Hall. She served as the Hawaii National Guard's Senior Enlisted Leader, working with the Adjutant General, MG Robert G.F. Lee. General Craig McKinley, Chief, National Guard Bureau, then selected her to…

Last week, we  posted a photograph of Danny Blancaflor with Lionel and Charlie Calvin. A day later, Gordon Lau emailed this photograph of he and Danny Blancaflor. They were having a "catch-up" lunch in Washington State. Blanc lives in Port Orchard…

When the 203d Air Refueling Squadron was starting up in the early 90s, there were many technicians hired from other states or coming off active duty. One of them was Daniel Rose. Dan was a great asset to the tanker…

Brig. Gen. Gregory S. Woodrow conducts a troop review of the Hawaii Air National Guard's Royal Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 16, 2017. Woodrow was participating in a ceremony commemorating the re-creation of the Hawaii Air National Guard's Royal Guard, a…